Really cool screen prints by Spanish Artist Jorge Ortiz. He is also very good at documenting how he does it so be sure to check out the blog

Just pick your pine, porcupine!
A playful toothpick holder, designed by Rafael Morgan and managed by Studio Mango.
Produced and sold by Suck Uk.

The dust jacket for Nick Harkaway's debut novel, "The Gone-Away World" is made with hot pink fuzzy felt!

I really like this Saul Bass inspired poster for "Burn After Reading" designed by Mojo, LLC.

Concrete tableware from Alexa Lixfeld.

Primo design house out of ATL, specializing in brand identity. Gotta love the track suits!

Band In My Pocket - another project from au Design, in partnership with Yamaha - a set of cell phones that also function as musical instruments. Depending on the prototype, you can turn your phone into a brass instrument, drums, piano, turntable...

Signorrasore's take on green design..

NOTCOT GIVEAWAY! (+ Unboxing!) ~ The new jimmyjane Form 6 massager, absolutely stunning design, and you have to see the details, like the embedded buttons and charging case!

Moving demonstration of a Milky Way bar’s stretchy caramel

Really gorgeous furniture from Hiromatsu.

With the movie "How To Lose Friends and Alienate People" due out soon, its a good time to take a look at what the cover design for the original book its based on looks like - by Cooley Design Lab

The new CA Academy of Sciences will not only have a living roof ~ and penguins ~ but also recycled DENIM insulation!

The frellstedt lightbench looks great both indoors and out and is available in just about every color in the rainbow.

Alan Family House, Los Angeles, CA / Neil M. Denari Architects Inc.

Designcollector has selected most interesting Russian designers and agencies websites. That's not a top-list but a view on a cutting edge of Russian design scene.

Kent Rogowski's turns ordinary stuffed bears inside out and re-stuffs them. The result is a collection of quirky little monsters.

Buenos Aires based studio Punga have created two stop-motion inspired spots for Temaiken Bioparque (Biopark is apparently a PC way of saying Zoo)...

A digital camera for visually impaired people? It is not SCI-FI, it's one of the winners of IDEA 2008 and my top pick from the 205 winners. Not the only gem in the group but among the most innovative ones...

250 letterpress biz cards for under $100. Cool thinking from Mandate Press. (and apart from this, their custom work is pretty sexy too.)

This chocolate candy bar has only been released in Beta. I can't wait to taste Version 1.0.

The Umbuster is a combination compact umbrella with brass knuckles as the handle. Designed by Sruli Recht of Iceland, you need an actual weapons license to carry it in some countries!

Toys R Evil gets us a sneak peek at Doc Von Block, launching at SDCC - Designed by Scott Tolleson and made out of solid resin (it looks like wood, but it ain't!) by JulieB of Pretty in Plastic

The Spork is a knife, spoon and fork combined in a single, one-piece utensil. Designed by Scandinavian designer Joachim Nordwall (for Light My Fire), the Spork is a simple elegant design that is practical and almost sexy.

Created by Lina Meier, Ollo Eatingware reinvent fooding in front of the TV !

Amazing drawings from illustrator Adam Haynes.

Trailer for the new Spiderman video game, Web of Shadows. The game joins combat and web slinging.

"This was a difficult project for me," says artist Alan Witschonke, "because I challenged myself to develop a new style specifically for this book, based on the art of the Mughal Empire."

Trevor Paglen has done some amazing work/art "exploring and documenting hidden military landscapes". The "Black World" of the military and secret agencies; from the 'Rendition flights' (above), to secret bases around the world.

Future Architecture : Floating Ecopolis for Climate Refugees

A nice house over the hills at Farellones, with spectacular views of the lanscape. Its steel design reminds me of Mies. By Max Nuñez and Bernardo Valdés.

Toys have come full circle ~ from toys being for kids ~ to toys being for grown ups ~ vinyl toys and characters are being transformed back into plushes for the kids! Here's a fun list of baby friendly stuffed toys for gifting!

Callaway Golf gets modular with their new I-MIX (ugh, terrible name) system where you can mix shafts and driver heads on the go with their special wrench... i wonder how they feel on the course.

Why are the Swiss always cooler? the humble allen wrench is elevated to a staff of style at colette

Hubcaps Creatures by Ptolemy show an aesthetic art, the designer create a great art from unused objects. With a little effort and imagination, the designer from Hubcaps Creatures transform them into something which gives people a great deal and more pleasure

Play the Next Track has some new illustrations up for their latest chapter.

HP Advanced Photo Paper | Path torn > action of environment made by Publicis for photographic paper from HP.

Inspired by Eadweard Muybridge + Theo Jansen: Solar powered kinetic paper animals... You can also order the kit to make your own! Bizarre video...

Fascinating NYtimes article on the depiction of nature in Disney movies inspired by the passing of Bambi animator Ollie Johnston.

David Trubridge's 'Spiral Islands' evoke the natural forms of New Zealand in light fixtures and seating - presented in Milan last week.

Pan Dan has some incredible images of the Droog Design hot glass on a wood table from the salone

Philadelphia seems to be getting a very impressive looking boutique hotel/condo combo, Chestnut Tower! Architect: Winka Dubbeldam

MacMod : Powerbook to Desktop!

A Poster from the Godfather created using the ENTIRE movie script. (The website has a larger poster, where you can see it better)

Oooooh the wallpapers from the Veer - Very Secret Order of Creatives Understanding are gorgeous!... and available in every imaginable size if you solve the riddles...

Lenovo, a Chinese based computer company, designed the 2008 Beijing Olympics torch.